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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 097

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  1. A Local Happening (continued)

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    He took possession of the key of the church and with a pistol in one hand he thrust the key into the lock and dared the magistrates enter saying if they did their soul would either be in heaven or hell in the twinkling of an eye. So they all dispersed and the court was never held in the church any more.
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  2. A Local Happening

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    About ten years ago John Clarke of Druimnacor was killed cutting a tree on his land. The tree was in the way of the Electric Wires
    The tree was near a wall & when he was cutting it, it fell and killed him against the wall
    Some of the tree was cut up for
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline Gerety
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Gerety
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford